Category Archives: Religion



An Open Letter To The One True God, Whoever She, He, Or It May Be

Look, I don’t mean to be disrespectful,
But you gotta do something,
And soon!
For starters,
Let us know your proper name!
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Posted in Religion, Wisdom

Contemporary History: Blank Verse Musings

Arab Spring slumps into tired Summer
With Fall, menacing, prelude to Winter.
Damn! How quickly vision blurs, ripped to rags—
And costly freedom drowns in murky hate.
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Posted in Politics, Religion, Today's News, War

Ambition

What dark afflictions drive us—gifted, cursed
With what no other animals possess?
I used to think religion was the worst
Disease dementing us—pustular abscess!
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Posted in Conformity, Greed, Religion, Vanity, Wisdom

Tumult

March, Twenty-eleven
And the guys down at the paddle tennis courts
Ask, “Marv, what’s goin’ on?”

For nine years now
We’ve fought in Iraq,
Afghanistan.
Africa boils, as Egypt,
Libya, Ivory Coast
Revolt. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion, Today's News, War

Creationism

Let’s assume, for the sake of argument,
That one of those almighty creators,
In a blast of “Let there be’s,” did foment
Our universe (a god, not a satyr!) Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Today's News

Philosophy: The Down Side

This guy down at the paddle tennis courts
Likes to pull my professorial chain
From time to time, and asked, last week, what sort
Of place did “quiddity” hold in my brain? Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Words